Polar bear dies in fight at zoo in northern Japan

Polar bear dies in fight at zoo in northern Japan

Female polar bear Milk dies at Kushiro Zoo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido where she got into a fight wit...

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KDDI tests Starlink internet service in disaster drill

KDDI tests Starlink internet service in disaster drill

Telecommunications company KDDI tests the Starlink broadband internet service during a disaster drill.

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Kura Sushi uses AI camera to detect problematic customer behavior

Kura Sushi uses AI camera to detect problematic customer behavior

Conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain operator Kura Sushi uses surveillance cameras equipped with artificial intelligence...

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Komuro Kei registered as lawyer in New York

Komuro Kei registered as lawyer in New York

Komuro Kei, the husband of former Japanese Princess Mako, has been registered as an attorney in New York.

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New supercomputer expected to improve accuracy of linear rainband prediction

New supercomputer expected to improve accuracy of linear rainband prediction

The Japan Meteorological Agency begins using a new supercomputer expected to improve the accuracy of predicting linear r...

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Births in Japan fall below 800,000 for first time in 2022

Births in Japan fall below 800,000 for first time in 2022

Births in Japan fall below 800,000 for the first time in 2022, setting record lows for the seventh year in a row.

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Japan holds anti-terrorism drill against troublemaking YouTubers

Japan holds anti-terrorism drill against troublemaking YouTubers

Japan's Self-Defense Forces and police hold a joint anti-terrorism drill under the scenario that troublemaking YouTubers...

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Japan promotes maglev railway in US East Coast

Japan promotes maglev railway in US East Coast

Japan calls for introducing a magnetic levitation railway connecting New York City and Washington in the US East Coast.

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Japan's cutting-edge frigate Kumano runs on minimal staff

Japan's cutting-edge frigate Kumano runs on minimal staff

Nippon TV's camera crew goes inside Japan's cutting-edge Mogami-class frigate Kumano, which operates with less than half...

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Japanese semiconductor manufacturer picks Hokkaido for next-generation plant location

Japanese semiconductor manufacturer picks Hokkaido for next-generation plant location

Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus announces it will build a plant in Hokkaido to make its next-generation chip...

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